Jets-Pats fracas results in $72,750 in fines

Last Thursday night, a late-game scrum between the Jets and Patriots was sparked by a low hit from New York center Nick Mangold on New England cornerback Aqib Talib.

The squabble resulted in two ejections on the spot — and, as expected, more than $70,000 in fines after the fact.

Jets tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson was fined $15,000 for punching an opponent. Jets guard Willie Colon has been ordered to pay more than twice that amount, via a $26,250 fine for making contact with an official and a $7,875 fine for punching an opponent.

A trio of Patriots also will be a little lighter in the paychecks: defensive lineman Michael Buchanan, cornerback Alfonzo Dennard, and defensive lineman Vince Wilfork were fined $7,875 each for punching an opponent.

It appeared that defensive lineman Joe Vellano also had punched an opponent. The league office apparently disagreed.

If Mangold wasn’t fined than it wasn’t a late dangerous hit in the opinion of the NFL, and it contrasts with the flag from the ref who called the penalty, as well as the entire Patriot sideline that to exception to the late hit.

Seems strange that the only hit that could have caused injury and sparked a fight wasn’t worth a fine.

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whatnojets says:
One way of paying off the concussion lawsuit settlement!

Right! Don’t forget the price of Super Bowl tickets doubled for this year too. Someone has to pay, and it’s coming straight out of the players’ and fans’ wallets. You don’t think the league or the owners are going to cough it up, do you?

If you watch the video, Mangold clearly hits the back of Talib’s legs down low, while out of bounds. The league has has levied big fines for hits that were much less dangerous than this. Does Mangold get a pass on this one because he is a respected player without a bad history? It was a penalty, it was a low dirty hit that could have ended Talib’s season. No consistency.

If you think Mangolds hit was dirty you clearly didn’t see the whole play or have no sense. He was tackling before talib moved to get out of bounds. It’s very clear in the replay. He is a 300+ lb lineman. Even Talib said Mangold was moving before he was out of bounds. Did it look bad? Yes. Was a penalty warranted? Yes. Was it Dirty? No.

Patskrieg dot com says:
Sep 20, 2013 6:00 PM
The real story here is scumbag Mangold getting out of this untouched. The league wants to vilify Suh but pretend that Mangold wasn’t out to injure Talib?
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Yeah, let me help you here. See, Nick Mangold is recognized far and wide as one of the good guys in the NFL. By contrast, Suh is a repeat offender who’s earned a reputation as the dirtiest player in the league. So when Mangold does something that’s out of character, he gets a break. When Suh does it, he doesn’t.